Originally published in 1886, this collection of recipes and miscellaneous tips and tricks is a volume published almost entirely by women for women. The book was launched to raise funds for the women’
A touchstone of eighteenth-century American book illustration, this "curious" children's Bible contains nearly five hundred woodcuts made by American artists. The most ambitious woodcut book produced
“The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God’s greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation; the belief in things not seen; the belief that there are better days ahead.”–Keynote AddressDemocratic
From the "Quotes of Inspiration" Series. This little collection of over 100 inspirational and motivational quotations from famous Americans is separated into two parts. The first is the Quote section
This 2017 second edition of African Americans on Martha's Vineyard includes four articles. Three of the articles appeared in the first edition of the book, published in 1997. Reprinted from the Dukes
Farewell Addresses of the Presidents of the United States collects ten addresses delivered by departing presidents, from George Washington in 1796 to Barack Obama in 2017. The book was published the d
The Silent Traveller Returns! Distinguished author, artist, calligrapher, and poet Chiang Yee wrote and illustrated a dozen “Silent Traveller” books, from 1937-1972. The second to focus on an American
The Silent Traveller Returns! Distinguished author, artist, calligrapher, and poet Chiang Yee wrote and illustrated a dozen “Silent Traveller” books, from 1937-1972. The last to focus on an American c
Written by Walt Whitman under the pseudonym Mose Velsor, and originally published in the New York Atlas between 1858-1860, Manly Health and Training is a series of Whitman essays on topics such as die
The Silent Traveller Returns! Distinguished author, artist, calligrapher, and poet Chiang Yee wrote and illustrated a dozen “Silent Traveller” books, from 1937-1972. The first to focus on an American
A facsimile of the 1922 first edition. The world in which Emily Post's 1922 bestseller Etiquette appeared was one of great change, not unlike our own. The rules of social intercourse became murky and
One of the twelve-book "Quotes of Inspiration" Series. This little collection of over 100 inspirational and motivational quotations from famous Americans is separated into two parts. The fir
One of the twelve-book "Quotes of Inspiration" Series. This little collection of over 100 inspirational and motivational quotations from famous Americans is separated into two parts. The fir
From the "Quotes of Inspiration" Series. This little collection of over 100 inspirational and motivational quotations from famous Americans is separated into two parts. The first is the Quot
Charles Coe was among the few white people who troubled to take up and write about the tragic treatment of the Seminole Indians by the American government (and people). Coe makes it clear that his boo
When the Secretary of War moved regulars into primitive Florida in response to trouble with the Seminole Indians in 1836, he called on the southern states for militia and volunteers. Myer M. Cohen, a
Rembert Patrick’s classic biography of Brigadier General Duncan Lamont Clinch is a study into the life of a man who helped shape early-nineteenth-century America. Clinch served in the War of 1812, led
Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, wrote this 1869 novel with the intent of describing a New England village’s life and character in the years after the Revolutionary War, before the
May Alcott, the youngest of the four Alcott sisters, is best known to readers as ""Amy"" in the beloved classic ""Little Women,"" written by her sister Louisa May Alcott. Caroline Ticknor's 1928 memoi
This volume of essays and short stories by Harriet Beecher Stowe was written under the pseudonym Christopher Crowfield. As with many women of her time, Stowe took on a male pseudonym in order to make
Called ""the figure skater's bible"" by Time Magazine, The Art of Skating by national figure skating champion and Olympic competitor Irving Brokaw traces the history and development of the sport from
Over 50 full-color images cover a span of over 100 years of textiles, from the 1800s through the 1900s. Featured images derive from prints, paintings, illustrations and photographs, and illustrate the
Sixty images relating to Christmas are found in this full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and includes prints, pai
Over 60 images relating to Halloween are found in this full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and includes prints, p
Over 70 images relating to Thanksgiving are in this full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and includes prints, pain
Over 60 images relating to the battle of Gettysburg are found in this full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and inc
A guide to home health from Lydia Maria Child, one of the 19th Century's most popular domestic advisors and most ardent feminists. Mrs. Child's down-to-earth advice to pre-Civil War families stands as
Composed of material gathered from a variety of historical sources dating back to the mid-1700s, this extended account of piracy in ancient and modern times, and in all parts of the world, saw its fir
Published originally in 1910, this charming collection of flower poems and full-color illustrations animates the 82 flowers included in the book. From Crocus to Holly, the flowers are ordered in the b
The view that slavery could best be described by those who had themselves experienced it personally has found expression in several thousand commentaries, autobiographies, narratives, and interviews w
The view that slavery could best be described by those who had themselves experienced it personally has found expression in several thousand commentaries, autobiographies, narratives, and interviews w
The view that slavery could best be described by those who had themselves experienced it personally has found expression in several thousand commentaries, autobiographies, narratives, and interviews w
The El Paso Cook Book (1898) was the first cookbook published in that city. The El Paso Cook Book is valuable from an historical standpoint-for what it tells us about El Paso and what it tells us abou
Considered ""the most remarkable delineation of pioneer life on the coast of Maine that has ever been published,"" this little book has been through numerous printings. It was originally published in
Includes material for all interests and for all seasons of the year, for the robust and the delicate, and for the contemplative as well as the ingenious.
Sketches of the Topography, Civil and Natural History of the Country, the Climate, and the Indian Tribes from the First Discovery to the Present Time John Williams was neither a historian nor a writer
First published in 1920, this is one of the first and best books on the art of animation. Edward Lutz's classic contains many shortcuts to the process of film animation. These shortscuts were a tradem
Preface.-Life of Pestalozzi.-Associates of Pestalozzi: J. Niederer. G. Tobler. J. Buss. Ramsauer, Schmid, Steiner.-Extracts from the writings of Pestalozzi.-Principles and method of Pestalozzi.-Spread
Over 60 images relating to Thanksgiving in a full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and includes prints, paintings,
Part of our Applewood's Pictorial America series, this large format paperback includes 26 images of poultry suitable for framing. The 26 chromolithographs and etchings included in the book were origin
